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The lefty is making the jump from Rookie League ball to short-season Class A after allowing just one run in six innings Monday in his lone appearance in a Bluefield uniform.
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The Bake-Off
Beth Kendrick - Author
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"Exceptionally entertaining and wonderfully original" (Chicago Tribune), Beth Kendrick delivers a funny story about family, self- discovery, and the pursuit of the perfect pie crust.
Suburban soccer mom Amy has always wanted to stand out from the crowd. Former child prodigy Linnie just wants to fit in. The two sisters have been estranged for years, but thanks to a series of personal crises and their wily grandmother, they've teamed up to enter a national bake-off in the hopes of winning some serious cash. Armed with the top-secret recipe for Grammy's apple pie, they should be unstoppable. Sure, neither one of them has ever baked anything more complicated than brownie mix, but it's just pie-how hard could it be?
"Pie dough can smell fear."
– The Art & Soul of Baking by Sur La Table and Cindy Mushet
The class title should have been my first clue that I was in over my head: Intensive Two-Day Baking Workshop. Intensive. You know, like for people who are intense. And can bake. I qualified as neither of these, but I was a novelist on a deadline, and I needed to learn how to make pie from scratch ASAP for a book about two culinarily-challenged sisters who enter a high-profile national bake-off in hopes of achieving riches and glory.
So I signed myself up and paid the enrollment fee. My reasoning went something like this: it's just pie! Kindly grandmothers all over the Western world make it every day! How hard could this really be? Plus, the workshop was hosted by swanky cookware emporium Sur La Table, where I felt certain I would not have to wash my own dishes.
On the appointed Saturday afternoon, I arrived a few minutes late with a dose of liquid Tylenol spilled on my jeans courtesy of the cranky, congested toddler I'd left at home with my husband. After donning my apron and nametag, I started to mingle with the other students. I felt my first twinge of misgiving when I noticed that many of my fellow attendees seemed to know each other already, due to serial enrollment in these workshops. People were discussing topics such as "knife techniques" and "flavor profiles."
My second twinge of misgiving came when our instructor, Judy, took the floor and asked us to introduce ourselves one at a time, describing our previous culinary experience and explaining what we were hoping to get out of this particular workshop. Here is a sampling of the typical responses:
"I'm Heather, and I enjoy entertaining. Lately, I've started hosting dinner parties where I cook everything from scratch and my guests offer to bring desserts, then show up with cakes they bought at the grocery store. [Pause for collective gasps of horror.] I'm here to master pastry techniques so that my desserts are as good as the rest of the meal."
"I'm Tara, and I'm a corporate litigator who works 15 hours days. I used to spend my weekends mountain biking and training for triathlons, but after I shattered my tibia, my doctors said I had to find a new hobby, so I've shifted my focus to cooking."
"I'm Beth, and I think I'm in the wrong class." I mumbled a bit about my novel-in-progress, and Judy looked delighted.
"That's wonderful. We'll have you baking with the best in no time! " Judy briefed us on her own culinary biography, including a decade's worth of instruction and several state fair pie wins. Were this an SAT analogy question, I would say that Judy is to pie as Twilight fanatics are to Edward Cullen. The woman knows everything. She can tell you which pastry techniques originated in Italy and which originated in France. She can tell you all about the elasticity of protein structures in gluten and the alcohol/carbon dioxide output of yeast. She can tell you why sugar qualifies as a liquid ingredient, even though it's not liquid. Ready or not, I was about to attempt a whole new level of food preparation: sophisticated, meticulous, and scientifically rigorous.
Extreme baking.
The students broke up into small groups of 2-3, each subset focusing on a different project: palmiers, lemon tarts, brioche, genoise cake, or apple pie. I assigned myself to the pie group and tried to keep a low profile. Judy made the rounds, overseeing our progress and dispensing expert advice. Truly, she couldn't have been nicer or more helpful. When she checked in with the pie posse, she pulled me aside, gave me her card, and told me to email her with any questions I had later in the writing process. She nodded with sympathy and understanding as I explained that I was here purely for research purposes, that I could barely cobble together Rice Krispies treats and I was okay with that.
"I'll just peel apples and watch everyone else," I said.
But no. Judy was not going to let me coast by on flimsy excuses and partial credit. I had signed up for a baking class, and by God, she was going to make me learn to bake.
"Baking is a Zen sport," she explained as she watched us pour ingredients into the food processor. "You need confidence and patience. If you rush, you'll get into trouble. But once you find the flow…" She trailed off as she noticed the contents of my Cuisinart. "Oh, dear. What happened over here?"
I took off the clear plastic lid and joined her in frowning down at the crumbled mess. "Well, after I added the water, the dough seemed a little too clumpy, so I added a few more teaspoons of flour."
Judy shook her head. "Once you start adding wet ingredients, there's no such thing as adding more flour. Wet ingredients are the point of no return for pie dough."
That friendly but firm smile returned. "I believe your written instructions say as much."
I glanced down at the recipe on my clipboard, skimming the long paragraphs of text. "Hmm. Yeah, I guess you're right. See? This is why I should be relegated to apple peeling duty. Pie crust is for black belt Zen masters."
"Indeed it is." Judy tapped my clipboard with one dainty, manicured finger. "Did you read the instructions all the way through before you started?"
She lowered her glasses and made eye contact. "Do you remember what our target range is for the temperature of the chilled butter?"
I started squirming. "Uh…"
"Do you remember how many times you're supposed to pulse the food processor after you add the butter to the flour mixture?"
"Five?" I ventured. "Eight?"
Her smile brightened. "You're not getting out of here until you produce a pie crust worthy of the name."
Every class has a slow student, and I was it: the problem child of Sur La Table. And it was killing me, because I am typically Little Miss Overachiever. My family makes fun of me for my fussy, perfectionist ways. But because I had signed up for the workshop in the name of research, I had somehow adopted the attitude that it was okay to opt out, to scribble away in my notebook without actually having to try (and possibly fail at) the techniques Judy was trying to teach us. I had convinced myself that it wouldn't matter if my pie crust tasted like cardstock, because I wasn't really a baker—I was a writer. But you cannot bullshit your way through baking. The finished product is either delicious or it's not, and watching Judy at work had inspired me. I really, really wanted my pie to be great. I wanted to put grocery store baked goods to shame.
Time to stop researching and get my hands dirty. Or at least lightly dusted with flour.
On the second day of the workshop, I brought my A game and a much better attitude. I showed up half an hour early and studied the recipe like I was prepping for the bar exam, determined to redeem myself and whip out the single best pie crust Judy had ever tasted.
And I tried. God knows I tried. But here's the thing: there is nothing grandmotherly about pie crust. Pie crust is unpredictable, contrary, and extremely volatile, the Kanye West of the pastry world. And while mixing up the dough may be challenging, rolling the dough out properly requires nerves of steel, ninja-like dexterity, and a doctoral degree in physics. You've got to maintain total control of temperature and consistency, all the while trying to remember to start with your rolling pin in the middle of the dough disc and not roll over the edges, thus maintaining a uniform thickness and avoiding the dreaded crust taper.
Judy demonstrated proper rolling technique. In three minutes, she had a perfect, symmetrical circle so thin you could read newsprint through it yet so pliable she could fold it up like origami to transfer it from countertop to pie plate. "Look, everyone." She pointed out the feathery streaks in the dough. "These are striations of butter, and they're what make the crust flaky. If you prepped your dough right, you should see lots of those."
I set to work with my rolling pin, but my dough was devoid of butter striations. Also, it proved quite geometrically challenged and refused to conform to a circular shape. I had to settle for a lopsided isosceles triangle, which started to tear when I tried to transfer it to the pie plate. A few feet away, I could hear Tara the corporate litigator/triathlon champion start to curse in frustration as she struggled to interweave the long strips of the crust's lattice top.
Meanwhile, my husband was calling me repeatedly to inform me that our two-year-old was projectile vomiting like something out of a Discovery Health Channel special.
"Well, you'll just have to man up and deal with it!" I snapped into the phone as a droplet of sweat trickled down my forehead. "I'm mid-roll-out here, and if this dough gets any warmer, I'm screwed. This is crunch time!" I hung up and high-fived Tara as we started to brush on the egg yolk glaze.
I managed to get the pie assembled and into the oven before I succumbed to mommy guilt and ducked out of class. But that evening, I called up Laura, one of my classmates, and asked, "So how did my pie turn out? If we were being graded, would I get an A? Was there a fistfight over who got the last slice?"
Laura paused. "Well. Judy said it looked good, and then she tasted it."
"And?" I prompted.
"And then she said, 'There are two types of pie, and we were trying to make the other kind.'"
At least I didn't have to wash the dishes.
I may not have mastered that particular pie crust, but Judy's unrelenting confidence in me rubbed off. I can read, I can measure and weigh, and I've been naturally blessed with a Type-A, control freak personality. Ergo, I can bake. I just need to practice. A lot.
My pantry is currently stocked with three distinct types of flour (all purpose flour, bread flour, and cake flour), three types of yeast (active, rapid-rise, and instant) and two kinds of baking cocoa (Dutch process and natural). In November, I volunteered to host my family's Thanksgiving dinner for the very first time and I made a pumpkin pie from scratch. As in, I actually bought a baking pumpkin, cut it in half ("bludgeoned" is probably a more accurate term), roasted the pieces in the oven, scooped out the innards, and made the puree for the pie with an immersion blender. Plus, I whipped up potato dinner rolls and a creamy butternut squash puree (this also involved some gourd bludgeoning). No way would I have attempted that pre-Judy. I've learned all about the many uses of double boilers, the dip-and-sweep method of dry goods measurement, and the importance of keeping a food thermometer on hand when you work with yeast.
A few days after Thanksgiving, my husband asked what I might want for Christmas this year.
"Jewelry?" he asked. "If it's jewelry, please take pity on me and email me a link to what you have in mind."
"Jewelry?" I scoffed. "Pfft, who needs diamonds and pearls? I want a food processor. A big one, with a pulse button and a dough blade."
My husband narrowed his eyes. "Is this a trap?"
"What are you talking about?"
"I thought you said the rule was that I was never to buy you gifts that could be plugged in."
I waved this away. "That's before I discovered my undying love of KitchenAid appliances. And maybe a digital dry goods scale. Oh, and you know, Alton Brown just came out with a new cookbook."
My husband's expression progressed from suspicion to shock. "Who are you?"
And I realized that somewhere along the way, I had changed irrevocably. These days, I wouldn't be caught dead making brownies from a box—why would I, when I can use melted chocolate, butter, sugar and a whisk to create little cubes of pure fudgy bliss? I've found the flow and the fun in rolling out pie crust. I stopped being afraid of failure and even innovated some new twists on traditional apple pie recipes to include in my novel, The Bake-Off.
"It's happened," I whispered. "I'm one of them."
And I can say with total certainty that if this workshop can make a baker out of me, it could prepare anyone else to sweep an entire season of Top Chef. Judy, you rock. Sur La Table, if you ever need a spokesperson, you know who to call. You can pay me in pastry.
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In series of five articles, reporter Gareth Porter of IPS uncovered the deception of Al-Khobar, East of Saudi, building blast . The reports indicate that there are many hidden facts were not taken in to consideration.
Officials of Saudi Inteligence and FBI blamed the blast on several Saudi Shia men instead of Al Qaeda who was excluded from the suspects List.
On Jun. 25, 1996, a massive truck bomb exploded at a building in the Khobar Towers complex in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, which housed U.S. Air Force personnel, killing 19 U.S. airmen and wounding 372.
Immediately after the blast, more than 125 agents from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) were ordered to the site to sift for clues and begin the investigation of who was responsible. But when two U.S. embassy officers arrived at the scene of the devastation early the next morning, they found a bulldozer beginning to dig up the entire crime scene.
That was the beginning of what interviews with more than a dozen sources familiar with the investigation and other information now available reveal was a systematic effort by the Saudis to obstruct any U.S. investigation of the bombing and to deceive the United States about who was responsible for the bombing.
The Saudi regime steered the FBI investigation toward Iran and its Saudi Shi'a allies with the apparent intention of keeping U.S. officials away from a trail of evidence that would have led to Osama bin Laden and a complex set of ties between the regime and the Saudi terrorist organiser.
In the last week of October 1996, the Saudi secret police, the Mabahith, gave David Williams, the FBI's assistant special agent in charge of counter-terrorism issues, what they said were summaries of the confessions obtained from some 40 Shi'a detainees.
The alleged confessions portrayed the bombing as the work of a cell of Saudi Hezbollah that had had carried out surveillance of U.S. targets under the direction of an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officer before hatching a plot to blow up the Khobar Towers facility.
There were also major anomalies in the alleged confessions of Shi'a plotters that should have aroused the suspicions of FBI investigators.
The Saudis claimed that on Mar. 28, 1996, Saudi guards at the Al-Haditha border crossing with Jordan had discovered 38 kilogrammes of plastic explosives hidden in a car driven by a Saudi Hezbollah member. That member not only admitted to his Saudi Hezbollah membership, according to the Saudi account, but led the secret police to three more Saudi Hezbollah members, who were allegedly arrested on Apr. 6, 7 and 8. .
Further undermining the Shi'a explosives smuggling and bomb plot story is the fact that the Saudis had secretly detained and tortured a number of veteran Sunni jihadists with ties to Osama bin Laden after the bombing.
The Sunni detainees over Khobar included Yusuf al-Uyayri, who was later revealed to have been the actual head of al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia. In 2003, al-Uyayri confirmed in al Qaeda's regular publication that he had been arrested and tortured after the Khobar bombing.
A report published in mid-August 1996 by the London-based Palestinian newspaper Al Qods al-Arabi, based on sources with ties to the jihadi movement in Saudi Arabia, said that six Sunni veterans of the Afghan war had confessed to the Khobar bombing under torture. That was followed two days later by a report in the New York Times that the Saudi officials now believed that Afghan war veterans had carried out the Khobar bombing.
In March 1997, FBI Director Louis Freeh got what he calls in his memoirs "the first truly big break in the case": the arrest in Canada of one of the Saudi Hezbollah members the Saudis accused of being the driver of the getaway car at Khobar Towers.
Hani al-Sayegh, then 28 years old, had arrived in Canada in August 1996 after having left Saudi Arabia, by his own account, in August 1995, for Iran and Syria. The Canadian government charged him with being a terrorist, based on claims by the Saudi regime.
Despite that consistent denial by al-Sayegh, a Washington Post story on Apr. 14, 1997 quoted U.S. and Saudi officials as saying that al-Sayegh had met two years earlier with senior Iranian intelligence officer Brig. Gen. Ahmad Sherifi and that Iran was the "organising force" behind the Khobar bombing.
That story, leaked by officials supporting the Saudi version of the Khobar story, cited Canadian intercepts of al-Sayegh's phone conversations in Ottawa before his arrest as allegedly incriminating evidence.
The Saudi regime had long acted to keep the United States away from the bin Laden trail in Saudi. During the Afghan War, high-ranking Saudi officials, including interior minister Prince Nayef himself, had worked closely with bin Laden. And those ties had apparently continued even after the Saudi government revoked bin Laden's citizenship, froze his assets, and began cracking down on some anti-government Islamic extremists in 1994.
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The bin Laden unit of the CIA had collected concrete intelligence on bin Laden's role in planning the Khobar Towers bombing. In mid-January, 1996, according to the intelligence compiled by the unit, bin Laden traveled to Doha, Qatar, where plans were discussed for attacks in eastern Saudi Arabia. Bin Laden arranged for 20 tonnes of high explosive C-4 to be shipped from Poland to Qatar, two tonnes of which were to be sent to Saudi Arabia, the report said.
In early November 1998, Louis Freeh sent an FBI team off to observe Saudi secret police officials interviewing eight Shi'a detainees from behind a one-way mirror at the Riyadh detention centre. He planned to use the Shi'a testimony to show that Iran was behind the bombing.
In light of the history of Freeh's relations with Bandar, his conduct of the investigation of Khobar Towers deserves new scrutiny. Freeh effectively shut down a probe of a terror bombing in which bin Laden was clearly implicated when the Saudis had refused to cooperate; he refused to pursue any investigation of a bin Laden role in the bombing; and he pushed a seriously flawed Saudi account of the bombing despite the fact that it was tainted by the likelihood of torture.
The result of Freeh's blatant pro-Saudi bias was that Osama bin Laden was allowed more years of unhindered freedom in which to plan terrorist actins against the United States. Had Freeh not become an advocate of the interests of the regime whose representative in Washington eventually put him on his payroll, U.S. policy would presumably have been focused like a laser on Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda two years earlier.
It should be noted here that Saudi authorities are still holding nine Shia men for the thirteenth year without charges or trial.
PART 1: Al Qaeda Excluded from the Suspects List
PART 2: Saudi Account of Khobar Bore Telltale Signs of Fraud
PART 3: U.S. Officials Leaked a False Story Blaming Iran
PART 4: FBI Ignored Compelling Evidence of bin Laden Role
PART 5: Freeh Became "Defence Lawyer" for Saudis on Khobar


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Mitchell & Ness would like to wish you all a very happy Ernie Banks Day! This day 48 years ago was declared by Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley to be Ernie Banks Day city-wide. Mr. Cub, already an eleven-year veteran with the North Siders, saw his club fall 5-4 to the Pirates that day, but Banks was able to tally a run.
Banks is widely considered the greatest Cub in franchise history. Banks played 19 seasons in Chicago, his one and only team. Despite never achieving much team success, Banks was able to star for the club. A shortstop, then later first baseman, Banks won consecutive National League MVP's in 1958 and 1959. He was honored as an All-Star 14 times throughout his career.
Banks optimism shined among the the "Lovable Losers" the Cubs were during his career. Mr. Sunshine became a second nickname for Banks, as was his famous catchphrase, "It's a beautiful day for a ballgame... Let's play two!"
Banks hit 512 home runs with career, along with a then-record of 277 as a shortstop. Banks is still the Cubs record holder for games played, at-bats, extra base hits and total bases.
Banks' number 14 was the first number ever retired by the Cubs, and one of only six ever to retired by the franchise. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame on his first ballot in 1977. His bronze statue has resided outside the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field since 2008. Banks, now aged 81, resisdes with his wife Liz outside Los Angeles.
Even though Ernie Banks Day may have been officially a one-time even, we like to celebrate it every year here at Mitchell & Ness. We honor the positivity and legendary play of Mr. Cub himself with some of our authentic jersey offerings, which you can check out below:
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Paired with his former cohort, Stephen Colbert, whose show mocks Fox's gas-bag commentator Bill O'Reily, Stewart recently moved the game up a notch, calling a Capitol Mall rally for the weekend before the election and dedicated to the celebration of sanity. The event drew more than 200,000 to a sunny day on the grass, almost none of whom were extremists, fundamentalists or any other stripe of activist.
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Class of '13: Measure Empathy, Not Earningby Jim Amidon • May 12, 2013
- President Patrick White rings out the Wabash Class of 2013.
- Senior Jose Herrera gave one of the Commencement Addresses.
- Jose Herrera hugged Professor Rick Warner after his speech. Jose said Warner was as much of a father as he ever had.
- Senior Riley Floyd gave the other Commencement Address, Voices of the Past.
- President White laughs at one of Riley Floyd's jokes.
- Dr. Geoffrey Coates received an honorary Doctor of Science degree and is congratulated by Dean Gary Phillips.
- Dr. Craig Dykstra, Dean Gary Phillips, and President White.
- Dr. Craig Dykstra received an honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters.
- Award-winning broadcast journalist Dean F. Reynolds '70 is hooded by Dean Gary Phillips.
- Dean F. Reynolds received an honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters.
- Professor Bill Cook '66 laughs after Jose Herrera referred to his fashion sense.
- President White laughs at a line from his honorary degree.
- Chairman of the Board Stephen S. Bowen presented President White with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
- President White is hooded by Dean Gary Phillips.
- President White accepts his honorary degree from Chairman Bowen.
- Dr. Geoff Coates '89, Dr. Craig Dykstra, and Dean Reynolds '70 received honorary degrees.
- Professor and Faculty Marshal Tobey Herzog leads the processional.
- Long-time Registrar and Associate Dean Julie Olsen worked her final Wabash Commencement; she will retire this year.
- Faculty Secretary Rick Warner.
- The Class of 2013 sings Old Wabash on the mall.
- All-American, NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winner, and Summa Cum Laude graduate Weston Kitley.
- Keaton Becher, a Magna Cum Laude graduate, gets a hug from President White.
- Pat Clegg, a Magna Cum Laude graduate, gives President White a bear hug.
- Edward Evans, a Magna Cum Laude graduate, was all smiles when getting his diploma from President White.
Graduating senior Riley Harrison Floyd urged his classmates to be empathetic listeners in the lives after Wabash College when he spoke during the College's 175th Commencement Ceremony.
One hundred-ninety men received sheepskin diplomas from outgoing President Patrick E. White on a sunny, cool spring day on the College Mall. Floyd and his classmate, José Daniel Herrera, were the featured speakers on a Mother's Day afternoon that marked endings and new beginnings.
You can watch the full Commencement and Baccalaureate programs by clicking the links.
For Floyd, who earlier in the weekend won the John Maurice Butler Prize for "having the best standing in scholarship and character" in the senior class, it was a bittersweet day. He was happy to share the celebration with his mother, Lisa, but heard only voices in his mind from his father, who passed away when he was younger.
Floyd urged his fellow students to listen — to the voices of the past, present, and future.
"Wabash teaches us to discuss—our professors and our classmates have seen to that," Floyd said. "But discussion-based classes are not just about discussion. They are about listening. When we do that, when we listen—to voices past and present—we create a more reflective imagination capable of imbuing even the toughest circumstances with understanding and tolerance."
President White praised the graduates for their perseverance and their civility.
"You who have taken on the rigors of this great college and have thrived under the challenge of Wabash," President white said. "You have emerged stronger for your perseverance and your courage. Wabash has taken you seriously and you have responded with maturity and commitment. It is you, Gentlemen, who have asked difficult questions and discussed them with passion and civility. You have not always agreed with one another or your faculty — or your president — but you have always been respectful of one another's ideas and opinions even when that has not been easy."
The College also awarded honorary degrees to a pair of alumni and a respected theologian. Receiving honorary doctorates were Cornell University scientist Dr. Geoffrey Coates, Wabash Class of 1989, award winning broadcast journalist Dean F. Reynolds, Wabash Class of 1970, and Dr. Craig Richard Dykstra, the former Vice President of Religion at Lilly Endowment Inc.
In a surprise, Stephen S. Bowen, Chairman of the Wabash College Board of Trustees, awarded President White with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. President White's tenure as the College's 15th president will end on June 30.
"You have challenged Wabash students to live up to the highest ideals of our Mission Statement and the Gentleman's Rule," Bowen said in reading President White's citation. "Wabash men, you said in one of your many Chapel Talks, 'recognize that in the defining terms of citizen and gentleman lie a lifelong project of critical thinking and exploration of ethics, art, and culture reaching for a complete understanding of what it means to be a gentleman, what it means to be a citizen.' You have modeled those high ideals; you have shown us time and time again what it means to think critically, act responsibly, lead effectively, and live humanely."
The College's other Commencement Speaker, José Herrera, who matriculated to Wabash from a rough, gang-infested Chicago neighborhood, thanked the many men and women who have taught and mentored him over the last four years, referring to Professor Rick Warner as a father. He also saluted his mother, Maria, wife, Maria Quintero, and his daughter, Osiris. And he challenged his fellow graduates — and the administration of the College — to continue to pursue students like him, whose path to violence and crime was clearly defined had he not had the opportunity of a Wabash education.
"It was not until I came to Wabash that I realized that living in poverty, in a single-parent home and in a gang-infested neighborhood was not the best environment to achieve anything beyond joining a gang, killing rivals, and selling drugs," Herrera said.
"I believe in the power of education and have utmost respect for good teachers. They … are an equalizing force in our society. They empower individuals while also building a sense of community. Where else and on what other occasion will an African boy who lived near the slums of Kenya, a homosexual boy from Vietnam, a Mexican boy from the dying industrial region of Hammond, a Puerto Rican boy from the inner city of Philadelphia, and a Hoosier boy who has been home-schooled for all of his life come together for four years and leave as men who think critically, act responsibly, lead effectively and live humanely? In the classroom, the worth of a person's argument is not gauged by the value of their trust fund. This is the power of education."
Moments before he reached for the hand bell Caleb Mills used to call the very first Wabash students to class, President White thanked the 190 Wabash graduates for serving as his teachers.
"I thank you for all you have taught me," President White said before ringing out the Class of 2013. "Thank you for your leadership, your commitment to the College, and your teaching of one another and all of the underclassmen. You have served as mentors and brothers to those younger — and older — than you at Wabash. We will continue to rely on your leadership and your example. I know that you are ready to take on the challenge of graduates of this great college. You know that Wabash College always travels with you wherever you are, however you act. Wabash College leads and acts through you."
Floyd, too, called on his classmates to think as much about empathy as earning, harkening words he remembers his father telling him.
"My dad said, 'Some people lose their breath talking to rock stars. I like people who work with dirt.' …I can't ask my dad what he meant. But if I could, I think he'd say that the best kind of work we can do is cooperative…. We are all people who work with dirt. And it doesn't matter if that work takes place with a pen or a pickaxe, in dress slacks or denim. To do good, cooperative work, we all have to listen to each other. If there's one thing with which we will all leave Wabash, I hope it is the conviction that empathy, not earning, makes our lives dignified and our communities stronger."
Herrera urged his classmates to use what they have learned at Wabash to provide opportunities for those less fortunate.
"Gentlemen, we have the tools and character to positively influence and be a force of change in our world," Herrera said. "The power of education and those that promote it has brought people from all corners of the world, colors and classes to our small college. We must recognize that for some, the doors of opportunity have been opened for them while others are forced to climb through a window. If we desire a more perfect world, we must remember not to shut this door we are currently walking through, but hold it open for the next person walking behind us."
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Seriously Accomplished
The Class of 2013 includes 12 men who will enroll in PhD programs in the fall and another 20 who will enroll in medical, law, and graduate schools at universities like Yale, Michigan, Dartmouth, Texas, Northwestern, and New York University. Four men will join Teach for America, while others will serve in the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, and City Year. Six men will complete the requirements to become certified teachers after completing student teaching assignments in the fall.
The class also includes the College's only two-time national champion, track star Jake Waterman, as well as All-American football player and NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient Weston Kitley.
Seriously Generous
The Class of 2013 recorded the third highest number of seniors making gifts and pledges to the Senior Gift Campaign with 125 men making pledges totaling nearly $6,000.
Seriously Smart
Twenty-three students were inducted into the Wabash chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest honorary society. Inducted this year were seniors Michael Carper (Indianapolis, IN), Anton Crepinsek (Osceola, IN), Ryan Cronin (Carmi, IL), Hung Duong (Dong Da District, Vietnam), Riley Floyd (Noblesville, IN), Alex Gillham (McCordsville, IN), Christopher Gorman (Decatur, IN), James Gorman (Decatur, IN), Joseph Granger (Celina, OH), Weston Kitley (Indianapolis, IN), William Kline (Terre Haute, IN), Wyatt Lewis (Indianapolis, IN), Tuan Nguyen (Hanoi, Vietnam), Matthew Paul (Bloomington, IN), Peter Santa Maria (West Olive, MI), Jake Schild (Indianapolis, IN), Liam Smith (Lawrence, KS), Yifei Sun (Zhengzhou, China), Gabriel Watson (Columbus, IN), Shengshuang Zhu (Chengdu, China).
Those seniors join Jordan Hoerr (Peoria, IL) and Ronald Sullivan (North Vernon, IN), who were elected as juniors last year. Junior Ryan Cloyd (Beech Grove, IN) was elected from the Class of 2014.
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Some great food in Portland and Salem and Online
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Some great food in Portland and Salem and Online
Sun, 09/2/12 6:09 PM
This has been a week where I took care of myself. I had laser surgery on my right eye and got my teeth worked on by a dentist. This was combined with some excellent food to make for a nice holiday weekend.
The McMenamin brothers have made quite a splash in Oregon. They were one of the first people to set up brew pubs in the Oregon and Washington area and they have a career out of rehabbing schools, funeral parlors, old folks homes and other buildings and turning them into restaurants and places for decent beer. my eye surgery was two blocks from one of their pubs and i stopped there for lunch before my eye surgery.
I had a surprisingly good grilled cheese. it featured smoked bacon, a fried egg and pimento cheese on sourdough bread. The combination of flavors was quite a treat. The smokey bacon and the egg flavors mixed well and the pimento provided a nice contrast. Sometimes McMenamins can be hit or miss but this sandwich was a definite winner.
Friday trudy and i went to the Mekong Bistro, a Cambodian restaurant across the street from my son's old high school. I asked for guidance from the owner's daughter as i have had very little experience with Cambodian cuisine.. She recommended I try the Ah-Mok, catfish steamed in a banana leaf and served with coconut cream and homemade curry. it looked a lot like Chilean sea bass I have eaten and the flavor was wondrous, sweet and spicy but the heat did not overwhelm the fish.And coconut is a flavor I very much enjoy.
Trudy had Som La ga Go(Khmer combo soup) with a lot of mixed greens and chicken. It was heated over an open serving dish and was nice mix of flavors.Trudy and i shared a dessert of 3 colors jello, a mix of tapioca, jackfruit, Asian jello and water chestnuts that soothed the stomach and interested the taste buds. Our first visit but it won't be out last.
Saturday we drove to Salem to sample a newly reviewed roadfood place and also eat at a place that was chased off the review section by massive criticism from a lot of people who never ate there. Los Temos is a recently reviewed Mexican place just north of the most northern Salem freeway exit and Brooks. it is near an auto junkyard and an R.V dealer. its speciality is birria(goat) tacos and a most excellent birria soup. The food is mildly spiced but served with a lot of condiments that can spice it up considerably. Many folks dip the tacos in the broth to provide a very satisfying taste. Trudy had a shrimp plate with a dozen boiled shrimp, excellent rice and beans, fresh veggies and an order of 6(sic) homemade tortillas. Both meals were excellent, very filling and worth the short drive north of the city.
Our second stop was reviewed on the website a few years ago. One day it was the restaurant of the day and was attacked by a large number of roadfooders for a couple days until its review was removed from the website. I'd been meaning to eat there to see if all the fuss had been justified.
The worst thing about the place was its difficulty to locate. it is located in the bottom floor of a utility company office building and there is no sign indicating the restaurant's presence. The place is well-reviewed on yelp but has no real personality. Its hummus was good as was a macaroni and cheese dish with smoked cheese and bacon. My garlic toast was burnt and served with the worst marinara sauce i have ever eaten. The other entrees were basic American, the salads looked good and the baked goods were an eclectic mix. it had the feel of a place that was a small town owner's idea of big city sophistication. Not horrible food but a kind of place you might want to eat at if you wanted a classy feel to your meal. my ultimate verdict, it wasn't road food but you could do a lot worse.
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Re:some great food in Portland and Salem
Mon, 09/3/12 9:26 AM
Mr Chips, happy to see you and Trudy had a fun weekend..........You are seeing Birria, more and more in the PNW. I had a favorite taco wagon in Mexico that sold out of Birria everyday by 1pm. We would have to get there for breakfast in order to get them.............I can feel the chill in the air over here, fall is just around the corner.................take care,...........Bill
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Re:some great food in Portland and Salem
Mon, 09/3/12 9:55 AM
I stayed at one of those repurposed schools a couple of years ago--very fun and conveniently located. With the help of friendly bus drivers, I was able to easily navigate the city without having to drive into it. And there's so much good food in Portland, it's crazy. I especially enjoyed the desserts at Papa Haydn on 23rd, and vow to get back there.
mr chips
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Location: portland, OR
Re:some great food in Portland and Salem
Fri, 09/7/12 7:14 PM
Ordered some beef jerky online from Green Light Jerky Company, a 500 Things recommendation. The package even highlights the endorsement by Jane and Michael Stern. The flavor was PRD which is supposed to taste like prime rib. There is a nice flavor and a good crunch. it cost $33.00 for delivery and a 2 pound package. Tasty, chewy i like it and the question is if it is worth that much money for a food i only eat on impulse and not very frequently. it was decent but I'd be more curious about buffalo, elk or venison jerky.
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Re:some great food in Portland and Salem
Fri, 09/14/12 1:13 PM
Very nice write up
! I can't imagine a restaurant with no sign being in the bottom floor of utility company building. How in the world are people supposed to find them?
How is your right eye after the surgery?
mr chips
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Joined: 2/19/2003
Location: portland, OR
Re:some great food in Portland and Salem
Sun, 11/25/12 6:47 PM
Ordered a package of"classic " candy bars from the Vermont Country store. It was a total of 12 bars for a cost(including shipping ) of $ 25.00. Included in the package were Sifers Valomilk, a 500 Things reviewed item that was a delightfully messy mix of milk chocolate cups and marshmallow filling usually only available in the midwest and produced in suburban Kansas City , Kansas. Mallo Cups are milk chocolate cups with a whipped cream center that is very tasty, Necco Sky Bars were included as were Ice Cube candies, Clark Bars,and Zagnut bars. A nostalgic mix with some new candies(to me) that I really liked. Worth an order if you like older style candy.
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Location: Marina del Rey, CA
Re:some great food in Portland and Salem
Mon, 11/26/12 1:28 PM
Interesting report, Jim.
How's the eye? Sharon had both eyes done this year due to cataracts. Hers were easy operations. Hope yours was as well.
I never let the opinions of others lead my way to eating establishments. Some highly touted, I've detested and some I love others would not set foot in.
When you're in the Palm Springs area make a trip to Palm Desert (a little east) and visit Rocket Fizz for a fun trip back in to candy history.
They have sodas to match Galco's and candy to take care of all your other teeth.
Rocket Fizz opened up next to my store about 4 years ago and I thought they'd never make it selling candy and soda pop. They're not only still in business, they're opening up franchises all over the place.
Hard for me to pay the high price of jerky even though I realize it takes a whole cow to get one pound of jerky.
As for re-purposed buildings my favorites are a toss-up: A brothel in New Orleans where I slept or a sewer in France where I dined.
Glad to see you reporting again. I enjoy your reports.
mr chips
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Location: portland, OR
Re:some great food in Portland and Salem
Thu, 12/20/12 11:18 PM
Took up the Sterns's suggestion and got 6 Dutch letters from the Jaarsma Bakery in Pella, Iowa. Almond paste delicious. sweet but not overly so, pastry substantial but not heavy. yum
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Re:some great food in Portland and Salem
Fri, 12/21/12 2:45 AM
Just a shout out to Mr. Chips for the marvelous tour of Portland Dining he took me on this last Friday. Awesome! In thinking back, though-------shouldn't we have squeezed in a local gyros place in after the Portland Art Museum show. You know, an appetizer before Pal's and a food follow up to Herakles?
Thanks again!
mr chips
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Re:some great food in Portland and Salem
Thu, 12/27/12 11:35 PM
Thanks for the kind words, rd. I'm going to post a fuller commentary in the road food meet-up section.
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To be honest I have been here just short of a year. But there is sooo much traffic,even in the suburbs. And this is the only city I have ever had men flip me off for not moving my car fast enough out of their way or even calling out,"Are you f---ing stupid or what?" for not seeing their SUV come at me while I was walking across a parking lot to a store. I love hiking and know how to bundle up and layer but the cold and wind is truly forcing me to stay indoors for most of the winter as it blows right through everything you wear. The housing is very expensive as is the cost-of-living. I came from another city but was so surprised to find so little green space here and such an abundance of shops, strip malls and more shops. And there is more light pollution in the suburbs than I've seen in any other city. My friend says to give it time but he also says he is out of here in 2 1/2 years when is medical residency is up.
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re: Very cold and sooooo much traffic and lights a - 1/26/2011
I am sorry you had a bad experience, you probably crossed paths with some lout who was having a bad day, a worse day than usual. Unhappy people have lots of bad days. Remember you are living in a huge metro area which covers at least 2500 square miles and has a population of 10 million. There is a lot of "green space" if you know where to look. Go to google maps and just study the Chicago area maps to become oriented to the metro area. Look for the Forest Preserves. Do not go solo to any out of the way areas. As for the cold, the layering is a good idea and here are some more ideas: Go online or to the right store and find yourself a really good pair(top & bottom) of women's thermal underwear. Start with a couple of men's tee shirts in your size then put on the thermal top over those and one or two pair of thermal bottoms and then layer yourself up from there. A wool shirt and wool pants help stop the wind. Use some king of wind-stop or wind-breaker material also, if you need. Use really warm mittens...they're warmer than gloves. If neccessary get a real winter hat with ear flaps, you must stop the cold wind from blowing in your ears. Just another month or so and it will slowly start to warm-up. By the Ides of March, it won't be too bad! Then think of all the fun you can have at all the summer festivals in Chicago.
Corruption and Crime (the co-joined twins) - 3/18/2014
Do not consider moving to the Chicago area. Just visit to experience the multitude of activities that are here. Then leave.
High property and sales taxes, incessant crime and a culture of corruption made possible by decades of entrenched Democratic Party zombies make this a poor choice for a homeowner and someone seeking a good quality of life. The high taxes (state income tax doubled under the Democrats two years ago) have driven businesses and jobs away from Illinois in droves (good for the businesses...they voted with their feet).
People bitch about the cold winters here, yet they believe in the global warming hype. Go figure. (Al Gore has not been seen here lately).[read more...]
moving out of chicago a.s.a.p!!!! - 3/9/2014
I HAVE LIVED IN CHICAGO ALL MY LIFE AND I DO AGREE THAT IT HAS BECOME EXPENSIVE TO LIVE HERE. THESE POLITICIANS ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO NICKEL AND DIME YOU! IN 2014 WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SPEED LIMIT AROUND SCHOOLS AND IF YOU DON'T GET FINED FOR THAT YOU WLL BE CAUGHT BY THE SPEED LIMIT CAMERAS TO WORRY ABOUT! THE BOTTLE WATER IS TAXED @ 5 CENTS PER BOTTLE AND THE STATE TAX @ 9.25% PLUS CITY TAX OF 2.25% IS ABSURD! IF YOU WANT TO PARK DOWNTOWN THE PARKING FEES ARE BETWEEN 3 - 10 MINS PER QUARTER DEPENDING THE LOCATION YOU ARE AT. THE CRIME IS OUT OF HAND AND IT DOES NOT MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE CRIME WILL COME TO YOU ON A BUS OR TRAIN!.. THE WEATHER THIS YEAR HAS BEEN TERRIBLE,AWFUL, AND PLAIN DISGUSTING, UNLESS YOU ACTUALLY LIKE BONE CHILLING COLD WEATHER THEN THINK TWICE ABOUT MOVING TO CHICAGO! AFTER LIVING HERE FOR 42 YEARS, I AM READY TO GET MY FAMILY AND I THE HELL OUT OF HERE. FINALLY, YES THERE IS THINGS TO DO HERE BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A MILLION PEOPLE TRYING TO PARK AND GO TO THE SAME EVENTS IT BECOMES VERY IRRITATING AND BELIEVE ME IT IS NOT CHEAP TO GO TO ANY EVENTS PARKING IS USUALLY 15-20 DOLLARS PER CAR PLUS THE TICKETS AND FOOD!!![read more...]
Never move here - 3/9/2014
I wholeheartedly agree w/ Terrance's viewpoint(1/9/14). Chicago is a miserable place to live-I lived there for 3 1/2 years,met a few great people, but for the most part it is not a friendly town. The temperature extremes from winter to summer will leave you gasping for air. Chicago is rated 8th in the nation for obesity. If you love to shop and eat,and battle horrendous traffic, then this may be the place for you. If you like to lead a more interesting, and varied life, with some semblance of nature, and nice people around you-go elsewhere!!! Even my best friend turned rude and arrogant and nasty once moving here. It's not a nice city-go elsewhere...you have been warned![read more...]
Good for some, bad for many, worse for many more. - 2/27/2014
I was born and raised in Chicago, and at this point I am all too eager to get up out of this stinking cesspool.
The politicians are very greedy and self serving, the prices on essentials and amenities, the crime, the taxes? They rise steadily every year.
The quality for neighborhoods, the amount of decent jobs, the safety factor? Diminishing like clockwork.
One thing I've noticed about life is that it is what you make it. Plenty of people in this city thoroughly enjoy their lives. They make enough money to live in the prestigious neighborhoods, they can go to the supermarkets/co-op marketplaces and buy the freshest foods. Blah blah blah you get where I'm going. These people were either very very lucky, very determined, or both. Almost everyone else has to deal with hoodlums, low paying jobs, high prices on subpar goods and services, high taxes of which the funds are regularly mismanaged, politicians who serve themselves and their buddies first and the list goes on ad infinitum.
There are so many problems which could be fixed, but our ruling class would rather this city become detroit 2.0 so I would rather move to where such things are virtually impossible.
One place I have my eyes set on is Fargo, North Dakota.
It's amazing to say the least.
Major cities are not supposed to be like this. Needing special talents and skills to enjoy your life. Being connected just to enjoy not getting beaten and shot to death by people who couldn't manage their money or had no parents. Massive tax rates on everything, and jobs which are being snatched up by immigrants. Politicians who not only steal your money or purposely waste it, but advocate for the destruction of your personal rights.
Move to Seattle. Move to Indianapolis. Move to Portland. Move to Fargo (I'll see you there) or even move to a suburb if you still can't get enough of the abuse that Illinois as a whole inflicts upon it's citizens. My recommendation? Just move.
Move. Those of you who can, must get up out of this festering pile of feces known of as the city of Shitcago.[read more...]
Expensive,over-crowded,bitter cold winters,high taxes,good food,small apartments[read more...]
Why I am ready to relocate from Chicago... - 1/6/2014
Chicago is a great place to live if you meet or exceed the cost of living standard. I do not meet that standard therefore, I live in an economically depressed area, which is crime ridden and unsafe to raise my son. The weather is atrocious. Today, the temperature is -14 with a windchill of -30 the school system in my area is subpar at best. I work 9 to 5 everyday and can't afford to truly live a comfortable lifestyle and that's just unacceptable. Oh yeah and taxes and gas prices are ridiculous so that pretty much sums it up...[read more...]
Chicago - 9/1/2013
Great place for theater, music, and so many choices for dining out.[read more...]
THIS IS GOT TO BE THE WORSE ,PLACE I' EVER LIVED IN! CHICAGO,IL, THE WORSE, MOST UNFRIENDLY PEOPLE ! THEY ARE VERY EVIL THINKING ! AND VERY STUPID ! AND SELF CENTERED! IF YOU WANT TO LIVE A, LIE IN LIFE THEN MOVE TO THIS COMMIE POLITICAL CORRUPT CITY ! YOU WILL PAY FOR EVER MOVE YOU MAKE IN THIS CITY ! THE POLICE ARE ARROGANT AS THE DAY IS LONG !THIS CHICAGO, CITY, REALLY REPRESENTS BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING ALL THE TIME ! AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEAR, WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS CORRUPT POLITICIANS ,DREAM COME TRUE WORLD !EVEN THE POLITICIANS CARRY GUNS BUT YOU AS A, LEGAL CITIZEN ! ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ! WHY I'THINK THE CORRUPT POLITICIANS THINK YOU WILL SHOOT THEM ! IF YOU ARE ALLOWED TO LEGALLY CARRY A, GUN,ON YOU ! WHY WOULD YOU SHOOT,THEM ?? BECAUSE OF ALL THE STEAL THEY ARE DOING TO THE AMERICAN CITIZEN,TAX PAYERS !THEY CAM CARRY A, GUN! ITS LEGAL FOR THEM, COMMIE SCUM BAGS UN,AMERICANLOW LIFES TO DO ! BUT YOU CAN NOT ! SO AGAIN WHATS SO GREAT ABOUT SHIT HOLE COMMIE UN,AMERICAN SCUM CHICAGO! ANWSER NOT A, FXXXXX EN THING! THATS WHAT ! SO TAKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK [read more...]
Awesome place for cultural things to do - 6/17/2013
I have lived in several places in Chicago and love it. I love all the street festivals that you can go to during the summer months and the abundance of etnic restaurants is amazing it is the true melting pot. There is crime but as long as you look like you belong people will leave you alone. Great area for singles as there is so much to do from ball games to clubs to parades and the ever popular Taste of Chicago. Would not live anywhere else.[read more...]
transportation - 5/30/2013
There are good mass transit options.[read more...]
Looking to relocate to the Chicago area,any sugges - 5/19/2013
I am a single 40ish female who works in healthcare. I am looking for an area or neighborhood that is fairly safe, affordable and with good public transportation to Chicago and within the area I will live. These are my priorities. Any suggestions please. If you have any questions to help me pin point an area just ask.Thanks[read more...]
Is Chicago really a global city? - 5/10/2013
I know most people who are from Chicago, transplants and natives both, will probably call me a traitor for what I'm about to say about this "global/world renowned" city. We do have one of the most beautiful skylines in the nation. I can't knock that, but how often can I look at the skyline and keep reminding myself that it's one of the best cities to live in. I'm not so sure. Aside from the crime and the horrendous flash mobs (realistically known as race riots) that are now occurring in the better/touristy parts of town (i.e. Streeterville, River North, Oak Street Beach), our politicians are one of the worst in the nation. I don't think there is any other large city such as LA or NYC that is structured the way we are. Who else has Aldermen? We are taxed to death on everything and the parking.... don't get me started on that. Ever since they installed those darn parking meters, local businesses have suffered; except for the politicians I'm sure. Someone is making out like a bandit and it's the citizens. There are things to do in the city, yes, but at a high price. Parking alone will cost anywhere from $25 to $50 depending on the garage you park at and the time of day. There are some very good restaurants, but a lot of them are overrated. Heck, Chicago as a whole is overrated. Can someone tell me what the big deal is about that oversized bean located in Millenium Park? It's nice, but that's about it. The weather alone can make someone who prefers the outdoor lifestyle leave in a heartbeat. Most of us are locked inside for seven months or longer. Does that sound like fun or healthy? I think that's why we have so many bars and larger sized people. People have nothing better to do than talk sports and drink until they can't feel the cold anymore. Our summers are way too hot and humid. There are some nice people here, but for the most part I've encountered more rude ones than anything else. I was born and raised in this great town, but I unfortunately think I've outgrown it. I'm ready for bigger and better adventures and definitely better weather. Think twice and do your research before you decide to move here. [read more...]
chicago- a beautiful city - 4/17/2013
bad weather.....[read more...]
Chicago not for the outdoor enthusiast - 4/12/2013
I have lived in Chicago my whole life. I am starting my research to move to another state for two main reasons... 1) the climate here is the absolute worst and 2) the cost of living is horrendous.
If you like to be outdoors, Chicago is not the place for you. For 7 months a year, its freezing, windy, snowing and raining. The summer is so hot and muggy that you feel tired after being outside for 5 minutes. The only good month is October. If you love nature and like to be outside hiking, biking, swimming, etc., there is nothing here. No mountains, no forests, and the lake is freezing and really not swimmer friendly. There are a few lakes... So, i'm doing my research to find a better place to live. [read more...]
The old grey goose ain't what she used to be... - 3/31/2013
I've lived in Chicago all my life. I'm 53 years old. I grew up and was educated here. There was a saying when I was growing up that if you couldn't make it in Chicago, you couldn't make it any where. Well, you cannot say that now. Chicago has changed from a blue to a white collar town. If you are not making at least $100K, all you will be doing is existing. The costs of living has gone through the roof. Rents in decent areas are insance (you're going to need at least two or more roomates and good luck fitting them all into 650 sq. ft.). Crime has gone through the roof and is out of control. You're nickeled and dimed by the City on everything from parking fees, entertainment taxes, food tax, property taxes and any other tax that they can get away with. It has experienced negative population growth because it can no longer be comfortably afforded by the middler working class. The city is no place to raise children because of crime. You even have to watch your back going out in the day time. The "have nots" have gotten desperate for survival and have resorted to robbing, drugs and gangs are still prevailent, random shooting of children. You never have a sense of security. Winters are longer and colder and grayer (at least 6 mos). This is definitely not the Chicago that I grew up with. It does however still have great universities, summer events in the parks, great museums, clubs, restaurants, theater, etc....oh, but you won't have enough money left to do these things after paying rent or a mortgage anyway. Don't even think about living in a nice area in the City and having a car, you're asking for far too much and good luck on parking. Think you're escape the costs by moving to the burbs, think again, the burbs are not that much better as far as rents and mortgages. In a nut shell, it's a rat race.....and welcome to it if you decide to move here. [read more...]
Climate - 3/8/2013
6 months of winter has finally got to my after 58 years. Can't take the cold and snow.[read more...]
High crime, really horrible winters,high obesity r - 1/28/2013
Just not for me. I have met some very wonderful people, but in general not the nicest city...and I've lived in several. This is the only city where men have flipped me off or yelled, f--- you out their car window b/c I'm not driving as fast as they want me to(and I always drive at least 5 mph over the speed limit). The skyline is pretty under the setting sun, and there are some nice parks, but this is the most aggressive city I have ever lived in. And the winters are brutal. Cost of living is extremely high. Really consider your lifestyle and what you want before moving here. [read more...]
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This bright, eye-catching cuff bracelet is created with silver wire and assorted seed beads. Three separate sections are braided together for a unique look.
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Cut Beadalon® memory wire into 11 separate coils, each 1½ coils long.
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Valerie (Martin) Visse '03 and Nicholas Visse '05, MBA '10 were married on March, 23, 2013, in Sacramento. In attendance were Matron of Honor Kalie (Bass) Ward '03, Best Man James (Jamie) Arntz '05, groomsman John Paul Vasicek '05, and other Broncos Diana Passadori '03, J.D. '06, Daniel Figoni '03, MBA '07, Matt Ward '03, and Bobby McCarthy '05. The newlyweds honeymooned in Bora Bora. The couple lives in Sunnyvale, CA.
Roselyn "Rosie" Siino '03 married Steven on Sept. 18, 2010. The ceremony was held at St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco, with reception at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco. In attendance were bridesmaids Ashley Weger '03; Renee (Morrell) Meadowcroft '03, MBA '12; Gaelen O'Connell '02; Jennifer (Getz) Olmstead '03; and dear guests Michelle (Lower) Rayburn '03 and Lisa (DiSanti) Leopard '03. Rosie has been working in wealth management for the last ten years. In 2012 she obtained her Master of Science degree in Financial Planning from Golden Gate University and is a Certified Financial PlannerTM Professional. She currently works for Wells Fargo Private Bank in San Francisco where she and her husband reside.
Roselyn Siino '03 recently accepted a position as Financial Planner at Mosaic Financial Partners in San Francisco. Mosaic Financial Partners is an independent investment advisory firm that provides both financial planning and investment management services to individuals and families.
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Sharon Shelton '03 wed David Feigelson on November 9, 2013 on a yacht in Newport Beach, Calif. Sharon and David met at Santa Clara while David was visiting his groomsmen Matt Krueger '03. Other Broncos in the wedding party:Merrin Thompson 02', Chrissy Towle (Hirsch) 03' and Cindy Hirsch '03. Other Broncos in attendance were Amy Hoefer (Grabill) '03, Ynez Carrasco '02, Jamie Jameson (Swintek) '02, Miranda McAnany '02, Kasey De La Cruz (Shemwell) '03, Christina Vick '05, Jessie Mechem '04, and Kim Gaube (Helton) '03. Sharon and David reside in Redwood City, CA where Sharon works as a VP for Comerica in San Jose, providing financing for start-up/pre-profit companies. David works for Genentech as a Global Project Manager.
Pouya Shahbazian J.D. '03 was profiled in The Hollywood Reporter. He is a manager-producer at New Leaf Literary & Media, a management/production business that includes the hotly anticipated film Divergent, based on a YA novel Shahbazian discovered and placed at Summit. (He has a producer credit). Among his other high-profile sales: Patrick Lee's Runner to Warner Bros. with Justin Lin directing, and Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Boneto DreamWorks.
Therese (DiCola) Henderson '03 and Reed Henderson welcomed Lillian Reed on Sept. 26, 2013. Lily joins big sister Ella, 3.
James Goodnow '03 and Erin Ryan Goodnow '03 welcomed their second child, Brody Ryan Goodnow, on Dec. 30, 2013. Big sister, Kelly Claire, welcomed him home as well. The family lives in Phoenix.
Matthew Davies MBA '03 was recently profiled on the politics page of the Sacramento Bee for his controversial involvement in becoming a medical marijuana entrepeneur in California. After other ventures—launching an online jewelry importing company, starting a property management firm, and then opening an upscale French restaurant—Davies, 35, of Stockton, began building a $10 million Central Valley medical marijuana enterprise in barely two years, starting in 2009. A battle with the federal government ensued. Get the full details in the news article.
Kristin (Love) Boscia '03, J.D. '08 and Chris Boscia J.D. '08, welcomed their second child, Evelyn Love Boscia on July 26, 2013. Big sister, Kate, is delighted.
Gina Policastri '00, J.D. '03 is a partner at Lonich & Patton, LLP in San Jose. She is certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization as a Family Law Specialist. She and her husband welcomed a baby girl, Bianca, in 2011. The family lives in Willow Glen.


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Thursday, November 1st, 2012 Obituaries in The Daily Standard
Local Obituaries
Terry L. Carmean, 64, St. Marys, died Oct. 31, 2012, at his home. He was born Sept. 2, 1948, in Celina. to L.G. and Evelyn Koenig Carmean. In 1979, he married Deb Heil, who survives. Also surviving are a son, Nate Carmean, St . . .
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The second annual Beyond Borders Conference for buyers and suppliers of international meetings and incentives is set for March 31 to April 1, 1998 at the New York Hilton in New York, NY.
Co-sponsored by Adams/Laux Publishing, publisher of this magazine and four other meetings publications, along with PGI, a global events, entertainment, exhibitions, and business communications company, the education forum was redesigned based on last year's evaluations.
"More interactive programs and more discussion time have been built into the program," says Ann Boehme, CMP, conference chairperson and president of Meetings Management and Techniques, Valley Stream, NY.
The program begins at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31 and closes at 4 p.m. April 1. It will include panels, case studies, and technical experts on topics including site selection, hiring entertainment, shipping, risk management, negotiations, money matters, health and safety, technology, and culture shock. Registration for planners is $225; for suppliers, $350. For information, call Ann Boehme at (516) 561-4223.